I am not surprised by this. But I do wish I could see a breakdown of education and gender.
Asians have some of the highest percentages of graduate degrees for example. So if a lot of Asians are employed their education could be a correlation.
It would also help understand where the underemployment is. For example women in general are graduating from college at higher rates then men. However there is still the wage gap and problems with equal benefits.
I don't think its a surprise minorities are having a harder time. But I would like to see more detail on these problems so we can make better judgements and solutions.
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I think this map better clarifies the racial composisition of unemployment: http://www.epi.org/chart/unemployment-rates-state-race-2012q4/?view=embed-unemployment-map-2012q4
. Asians are included.
So, for anyone in the US of A (or interested in it) the employment rate is probably a big thing to you. I have found this: http://www.epi.org/publication/unemployment-rates-whites-latinos-african-americans/
Basically the highest unemployment rate for Hispanics, blacks, and whites are: Hispanics: Rhode Island, 18.2% vs. 10.3% overall; Connecticut, 16.1% vs. 8.8%; and Pennsylvania, 13.3% vs. 7.9%. Blacks: Michigan, 18.6% vs. 9%; New Jersey, 17.8% vs. 9.7%; and Illinois, 17.6% vs. 8.7%. Whites: Nevada, 9.3% vs. 10.8%; Rhode Island, 9% vs. 10.3%; and New Jersey, 8.6% vs. 9.7%.
If you notice, the unemployment rate for whites is lower than the state average in every state and DC. So what does everyone think of this? Do you think things are going in the right direction? What alarms you the most? Personally for more complete data I would like to see info on Asian and Native American rates, though I do know that the rate for Asians in lowest (with the notable exception of Minnesota) and probably higher for Native Americans.